Galacto-Oligosaccharides Modulate the Juvenile Gut Microbiome and Innate Immunity To Improve Broiler Chicken Performance

Richards, Philip J.; Connerton, Ian F.; Flaujac Lafontaine, Geraldine M.; Fish, Neville M.; Connerton, Phillippa L.; Asiani, Karishma; Liang, Lu; Liang, Lu; Asiani, Karishma; Connerton, Phillippa L.; Fish, Neville M.; Flaujac Lafontaine, Geraldine M.; Connerton, Ian; Richards, Philip J.

doi:10.1128/msystems.00827-19

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Food biotechnology (2020)
Journal Article
Foster, T., Adams, G., di Bari, V., Connerton, I., Gould, J., Gouseti, O., …Yakubov, G. (2020). Food biotechnology. Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 30, 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coche.2020.08.006

We investigate recent advances in the Chemical Engineering aspects of food structuring agents and macronutrients: carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, and also the fate of food upon ingestion. Prebiotic effects on host-microbe interactions enable impr... Read More about Food biotechnology.

Prebiotic Driven Increases in IL-17A Do Not Prevent Campylobacter jejuni Colonization of Chickens (2020)
Journal Article
Flaujac Lafontaine, G. M., Connerton, I. F., Richards, P. J., Fish, N. M., Connerton, P. L., Cummings, N. J., …Connerton, I. F. (2020). Prebiotic Driven Increases in IL-17A Do Not Prevent Campylobacter jejuni Colonization of Chickens. Frontiers in Microbiology, 10, Article 3030. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.03030

© Copyright © 2020 Flaujac Lafontaine, Richards, Connerton, O’Kane, Ghaffar, Cummings, Fish and Connerton. Worldwide Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of foodborne disease. Contamination of chicken meat with digesta from C. jejuni-positive bird... Read More about Prebiotic Driven Increases in IL-17A Do Not Prevent Campylobacter jejuni Colonization of Chickens.

Galacto-Oligosaccharides Modulate the Juvenile Gut Microbiome and Innate Immunity To Improve Broiler Chicken Performance (2020)
Journal Article
Connerton, I. F., Richards, P. J., Fish, N. M., Flaujac Lafontaine, G. M., Asiani, K., Connerton, P. L., …Richards, P. J. (2020). Galacto-Oligosaccharides Modulate the Juvenile Gut Microbiome and Innate Immunity To Improve Broiler Chicken Performance. mSystems, 5(1), Article e00827-19. https://doi.org/10.1128/msystems.00827-19

Copyright © 2020 Richards et al Improvements in growth performance and health are key goals in broiler chicken production. Inclusion of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) in broiler feed enhanced the growth rate and feed conversion of chickens... Read More about Galacto-Oligosaccharides Modulate the Juvenile Gut Microbiome and Innate Immunity To Improve Broiler Chicken Performance.